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DEQ seeks representatives for Walcott Watershed Advisory Group

March 10, 2026 | News Releases

TWIN FALLS – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks representatives to fill vacancies on the Walcott Watershed Advisory Group (WAG). 

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DEQ seeks livestock and grazing representative for the Middle Snake Watershed Advisory Group

March 2, 2026 | News Releases

TWIN FALLS – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking a representative to fill a vacancy on the Middle Snake Watershed Advisory Group (WAG).

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DEQ awards $3,200,000 to the Bailey Creek Homeowners Association in Caribou County

February 25, 2026 | Construction Grant, News Releases

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) awarded a $3,200,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to the Bailey Creek Homeowners Association in Caribou County, Idaho.

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DEQ seeks member for Clearwater Basin Advisory Group

February 25, 2026 | News Releases

LEWISTON – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking a representative to fill a vacancy on the Clearwater Basin Advisory Group (BAG). 

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